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this is probably mostly the obama bounce. people trust obama. if oh bam man obama pursues tran maybe we can trust it again t. creates an opportunity for the economy. i'm surmising this -- we don't know this for a fact -- but to see that kind of increase in change, we have to think what else was happening in the economy at the time. the economy was getting worse, so what else was happening in the body politic. we had a new president that people believed in overwhelmingly. but it may also reflect the fact that in bad times, as we knew in the recession in the early 1990's, in bad times, people actually became desperate and they were looking for anything that could help bowie the economy. an-- could help buoy the econom. we can't draw firm conclusions about this but i think this is a good sign for the administration and for the country. this is from a "new york times" poll, again, in april of 2009. trade good for the u.s. econom economy -- note there's been a jump from march of 2008. this is not what one would have expected given the trajectory of t
this is probably mostly the obama bounce. people trust obama. if oh bam man obama pursues tran maybe we can trust it again t. creates an opportunity for the economy. i'm surmising this -- we don't know this for a fact -- but to see that kind of increase in change, we have to think what else was happening in the economy at the time. the economy was getting worse, so what else was happening in the body politic. we had a new president that people believed in overwhelmingly. but it may also reflect...
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i thank president obama for fostering this commitment in pittsburgh. likewise, the u.s., mexico, canada have to restart our agreements. we recognize that it is essential to abide by nafta and to resolve the pending conflicts that impede us to reach a greater regional competitiveness. it is important to see how we will fulfil our commitments in regard to the environment and in regard to our labour domain in the trade agreements we have among starke countries. i'm convinced that and tapping the advantages offered by our economic investments, labor, technology, and natural resources, by this we can be successful in the world that is ferociously competing. at this summit we have reached important agreement, boosting standardization of the regulations and specifications of our products as well as sanitary procedures that can be simplified as well as increasing without any losses, the economic competitiveness of our region. the objective is to have secure and efficient conditions, these procedures to be implemented with no bureaucratic or far- fetched red ta
i thank president obama for fostering this commitment in pittsburgh. likewise, the u.s., mexico, canada have to restart our agreements. we recognize that it is essential to abide by nafta and to resolve the pending conflicts that impede us to reach a greater regional competitiveness. it is important to see how we will fulfil our commitments in regard to the environment and in regard to our labour domain in the trade agreements we have among starke countries. i'm convinced that and tapping the...
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obama during his entire life. obviously, there are whackos who attacked him in racist ways, but i don't think the obama story supports the callers generalizations, and i think it is not fair to attack the police officer in the case for all of the things, filing a false report and so forth. i heard there was something inaccurate about whether the first caller mentioned race when she reported there was a break in going on. i'm not sure who wrote the report. i'm not sure whether they conflated the fact that one of them turned out to be black with the original caller. i don't think there has been any proof of any significant misstatement by the sergeant, but i do think it was an illegal arrest in the fact it was at the professor's home does make it worse than an illegal arrest ben isaacs that -- that i experienced. host: a call on the republicans line. caller: it seems like we have a lot of people calling and talking about how racism is alive and well. anytime someone points out an incident to reinforce that, it alway
obama during his entire life. obviously, there are whackos who attacked him in racist ways, but i don't think the obama story supports the callers generalizations, and i think it is not fair to attack the police officer in the case for all of the things, filing a false report and so forth. i heard there was something inaccurate about whether the first caller mentioned race when she reported there was a break in going on. i'm not sure who wrote the report. i'm not sure whether they conflated the...
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this is probably mostly the obama bounce. people trust obama. if obama pursues trade then maybe we can trust it again. i am surmising this. we don't know that again. to see that kind of increase in change, what else was happening in the economy at the time? the economy was getting worse. we had a new president that people believe an overwhelmingly. but it may also reflect the fact that in bad times, as we knew in the recession and bear in the 1990's, in bad times people actually became desperate. there weren't looking for anything that could help the economy. it may well be that as a result that will be thinking the benefits of acquisition and trade in the process. we can draw from conclusions, but it's a good sign for this administration and the country. this is from a new york times poll. again in april of 2009 traded for the u.s. economy. this is not what one would have expected given the trajectory of the overall economy. it confounds the narrative. we need to integrate this data. we have to understand that our simplistic assumptions about p
this is probably mostly the obama bounce. people trust obama. if obama pursues trade then maybe we can trust it again. i am surmising this. we don't know that again. to see that kind of increase in change, what else was happening in the economy at the time? the economy was getting worse. we had a new president that people believe an overwhelmingly. but it may also reflect the fact that in bad times, as we knew in the recession and bear in the 1990's, in bad times people actually became...
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days for the obama administration. pretty upbeat and lots of things happening the first 100 days. really rolling forward with the stimulus package and so forth, but the second 100 days have been tough. his approval ratings are down. there's bitter, emerging fight over healthcare, obviously. i think that in many ways he's given too much power to the house and the senate. too much hour to nancy pelosi, speaker of of the house, and harry reid, the senate majority leader, to push legislation forward. he hasn't exerted the powers of the presidency really to push this debate forward on a plan that he favors. he's quite equivocal on healthcare from week to week. do we require a government option? do we not? he's flip-flopped on that issue. this is a pretty tough time for him and unless he comes out of the august recess focused again, i think it's going to be a very difficult september through the end of the year. >> recently quoted in a piece in "the hill," written by sam youngman, analysis has been disaster for obama. you sa
days for the obama administration. pretty upbeat and lots of things happening the first 100 days. really rolling forward with the stimulus package and so forth, but the second 100 days have been tough. his approval ratings are down. there's bitter, emerging fight over healthcare, obviously. i think that in many ways he's given too much power to the house and the senate. too much hour to nancy pelosi, speaker of of the house, and harry reid, the senate majority leader, to push legislation...
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luckily for president obama, i do not agree with senator obama. i reject the obama approach to nominees. while i reject the way that senator obama approached nominations, that does not mean that i support the way judge sotomayor approaches judging. i disagree that civil rights of a firefighter mean so thatle they do not deserve -- so little that they do not deserve even a full opinion before an appeals court. i disagree that we should inspire with suggestions that wisdom has anything to do with the sex of a person or the color of their skin. i disagree that judges should ever consider foreign law when looking for meaning in the u.s. statutes and constitution. i disagree that the second amendment's protection of an individual right to bear arms does not apply to states. but i do agree that judge sotomayor has proven herself a well-qualified jurist. i do agree that she has proven herself as a talented and accomplished student, federal prosecutor, corporate litigator, federal trial judge and federal appeals court judge. she has the backing of many in
luckily for president obama, i do not agree with senator obama. i reject the obama approach to nominees. while i reject the way that senator obama approached nominations, that does not mean that i support the way judge sotomayor approaches judging. i disagree that civil rights of a firefighter mean so thatle they do not deserve -- so little that they do not deserve even a full opinion before an appeals court. i disagree that we should inspire with suggestions that wisdom has anything to do with...
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they believe obama was a better sell for the immigration issue. if latinos are still swing voters they can turn on a dime. and they need to be courted and they need to be shown some meat, some deliverables. those same people that were -- the same leaders and activists camped out in john mccain's office and did not vote or support him could very well do the same to barack obama should they not feel he is fulfilling promises. it's a gauntlet and it's a very fine line they have to walk. >> e.j., what are your thoughts about reaching the ambivalent middle d. frank persuade you? >> i am persuaded about what he said about the last two campaigns and i do think there are arguments that have not been made that could be made in terms of everyone assuming their responsibilities as citizens that have a broader appeal than other kinds of arguments. i agree with all of that. just some points. in terms of hispanic vote, the bush got the hispanic vote for republicans up to 44%. that was enormous achievement, as frank suggests. the split was between protestants an
they believe obama was a better sell for the immigration issue. if latinos are still swing voters they can turn on a dime. and they need to be courted and they need to be shown some meat, some deliverables. those same people that were -- the same leaders and activists camped out in john mccain's office and did not vote or support him could very well do the same to barack obama should they not feel he is fulfilling promises. it's a gauntlet and it's a very fine line they have to walk. >>...
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you could sense carter believed, much like obama, in big government. if only we create enough departments and hire enough bureaucrats and raise enough taxes, everything will work, which is a fundamental misunderstanding of america. we are not a great bureaucratic country. we are not a country where if we hire more bureaucrats things would be terrific. it is entrepreneurial energy, small businesses, people who create the next wave of jobs. so a number of us, i was a candidate during that period. a number of of us felt like carter would not succeed because his models were wrong. for example, we didn't have enough gasoline. instead of encouraging exploration, they raised taxes on the oil and gas companies and went to rationing. rationing turned out to be a nightmare and a good friend of mine, dave boss, of citizens united, was 13 that year and his father every morning would give him the screwdriver to go out and change license plates so that the car that needed gasoline had the right license plate and could therefore go and buy gasoline. i've told people,
you could sense carter believed, much like obama, in big government. if only we create enough departments and hire enough bureaucrats and raise enough taxes, everything will work, which is a fundamental misunderstanding of america. we are not a great bureaucratic country. we are not a country where if we hire more bureaucrats things would be terrific. it is entrepreneurial energy, small businesses, people who create the next wave of jobs. so a number of us, i was a candidate during that period....
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we are going to break obama. i am not telling tales out of school from a confidential caucus, it is on the public record. no republican accept snowe, collins, and arlen specter would talk. that is why it is difficult to spot -- a bipartisan bill now. >> where does that come from? how'd we break through. these are people we pay a lot of money, give a lot of power, who are a lot more concerned with, i don't know, a school yard fight than actually caring about things that affect real people. >> you can show that -- and this is self serving -- you can show that by a person in my position who faced down the republican caucus and in the face of a lot of pressure, took a lead in voting for the stimulus package and saying, if you became a member of the obama team by voting for the stimulus package -- and really, that package is saving the country today -- say, as president obama did and joe biden did and ed grendell did, you are welcome to the democratic party. and we will support you and reelected. >> senator specter, f
we are going to break obama. i am not telling tales out of school from a confidential caucus, it is on the public record. no republican accept snowe, collins, and arlen specter would talk. that is why it is difficult to spot -- a bipartisan bill now. >> where does that come from? how'd we break through. these are people we pay a lot of money, give a lot of power, who are a lot more concerned with, i don't know, a school yard fight than actually caring about things that affect real people....
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obama, we have this threat. we think it might be critical. they cannot be his office every day saying that. guest: the reason they would tellhe president is if they have to change their schedule for him or do anything that might infringe on his situation. when the president is out, the secretervice has a good there will put ovehis head -- they have a hood they will put over his head to protect from chemical attacks. that is just one precaution. on his desk and coffee table, they have a presidential seal which is an ornament, and if the president turns it over, that will sound an alarm and bring agents running from underneath e office and other aas with weapons drawn. so those are some of the technological things on the book. host: what is the significance of the female agent on the staff? gues they are not on the presidential detail right with him. host: do they try to match females? all females on the first lady's staff, all males on the prident's staff? guest:hey do not do that. it is mixed. tipper gore did not want femas, so there were not
obama, we have this threat. we think it might be critical. they cannot be his office every day saying that. guest: the reason they would tellhe president is if they have to change their schedule for him or do anything that might infringe on his situation. when the president is out, the secretervice has a good there will put ovehis head -- they have a hood they will put over his head to protect from chemical attacks. that is just one precaution. on his desk and coffee table, they have a...
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president barack obama wants to make that the universal program in america. do you think i should do it -- do you think we should -- do you think i think we should do it? i certainly do. [applause] the secretary of education is going around to the states, asking them to abolish the limits on charter schools. as long as there are standards and accountability is, they work. when i campaigned in 1992, every political adviser said i was crazy because there was only one charter school in america in a town in minnesota and there were only two states that authorize it. that was minnesota and arkansas appeared when i left, there were 2000. now there are many thousands and if arne duncan has his way, there will be 20,000. was it worth waiting? you bet it is. you hold the seeds of a genuine revolution in our public life. you do it by mobilizing people and generating emotion but also getting people to think. people trust you, even people who don't agree with you, they believe you believe what you put it down. they don't believe you fudge the facts. they believe you were
president barack obama wants to make that the universal program in america. do you think i should do it -- do you think we should -- do you think i think we should do it? i certainly do. [applause] the secretary of education is going around to the states, asking them to abolish the limits on charter schools. as long as there are standards and accountability is, they work. when i campaigned in 1992, every political adviser said i was crazy because there was only one charter school in america in...
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fox is mainly the culprit to demonize obama as health care legislation. they have for half-truths' and more misinformation that i have ever heard of. sarah palin, the quitter at the republican party, has seen that calls to say that a death panel will decide the help of her baby. that is totally bogus. it is frivolous. i want to give out information that is pretty useful. and i was watching on pbs, the journal carried an he had a person named bill miers, who also appeared on msnbc. he was a vice president of cigna. he basically told the truth. he was a wickes agreed did she was a whistle-blower. he talked about how they made money off of patience. -- he was basically a whistle- blower. there was a guy on cnn -- host: there is a lot there. we will get the response. we will get the guest to respond. >> guest: chris, there are things that bother people about insurance companies. there are probably thing necessary our story that you would when you look at it, you would say, my goodness, this is bad, this is terrible, perhaps you would be upset at something we
fox is mainly the culprit to demonize obama as health care legislation. they have for half-truths' and more misinformation that i have ever heard of. sarah palin, the quitter at the republican party, has seen that calls to say that a death panel will decide the help of her baby. that is totally bogus. it is frivolous. i want to give out information that is pretty useful. and i was watching on pbs, the journal carried an he had a person named bill miers, who also appeared on msnbc. he was a vice...
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there are some many problems with this obama government. when i was elected to public office, i agreed to support and defend the constitution. i have always tried to do that. people came here for liberty and freedom. our freedoms are going, constantly. i am wondering what you can do about that? i have some in questions, i do not know about the automobile takeover, tarp, and what about this guantanamo closure? i don't want these criminals to come into our area and escape, and we find that a bunch of innocent people have been murdered. that is what is going to happen. did you ever read the quran? >> no, but you have a right to read it if you want to. >> it says that all unbelievers shall be executed. i cannot support is long. -- islam. i believe in the jewish, hebrew, christian philosophy. i support that, not any other direction. if someone wants to read it, -- i can find it for you. >> the gentleman talks about destroying the christian, judaic order. there is no doubt that there is a problem with terrorism, and the threat that we saw carried
there are some many problems with this obama government. when i was elected to public office, i agreed to support and defend the constitution. i have always tried to do that. people came here for liberty and freedom. our freedoms are going, constantly. i am wondering what you can do about that? i have some in questions, i do not know about the automobile takeover, tarp, and what about this guantanamo closure? i don't want these criminals to come into our area and escape, and we find that a...
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barack obama is now president of the united states of america. [applause] our senators taking over from republicans. [applause] our good friend donna edwards has banned elected to her first full term in the house of representatives with many, many more to come. [applause] i have to tell you as someone who works with netroots nation every year, we had to be ready for the alternative. we had to have our other agenda in place in case the other actions turned out otherwise. some of the panel's we had in place. "no, we didn't." food policy and the mccain era. advocating the canadian immigration process. [laughter] taking your message to the people, billboards and skywriting changed elections. rob emanuel. meet the supreme court's first supreme court justice, alberto gonzales. reforming the vice-presidential selection process, how to find the village with the biggest idiot. [laughter] [applause] on behalf of our board, i can't say enough about our tremendous staff that works year-round to put this conference together. raven brooks, karen colbern, we wo
barack obama is now president of the united states of america. [applause] our senators taking over from republicans. [applause] our good friend donna edwards has banned elected to her first full term in the house of representatives with many, many more to come. [applause] i have to tell you as someone who works with netroots nation every year, we had to be ready for the alternative. we had to have our other agenda in place in case the other actions turned out otherwise. some of the panel's we...
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obama was the anti-war president. maybe the major shareholders in the nra were for john mccain because they could make more money through war. maybe it was all about the money that they could generate off of more war. guest: i am not too sure about the war issue there, but i am certain that the worst thing that happened to the nra's fund- raising and membership recruitment occurred back in 2000 when george w. bush ended up in the white house. their membership dropped from close to 5 million to much closer to 2 million. of course, the best thing that has happened in the past eight years was president obama being elected. senator john mccain was the new great enemy of the national rifle association. they supported him in the 2008 election cycle. these things in politics change, certainly from year to year, if not from month-to-month. host: is that typical for the nra to fluctuate depending on what party is in the white house? guest: it is not as much related to the party as it is to the perceived threat levels -- threat
obama was the anti-war president. maybe the major shareholders in the nra were for john mccain because they could make more money through war. maybe it was all about the money that they could generate off of more war. guest: i am not too sure about the war issue there, but i am certain that the worst thing that happened to the nra's fund- raising and membership recruitment occurred back in 2000 when george w. bush ended up in the white house. their membership dropped from close to 5 million to...
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at this country under president obama, harry reid, and nancy pelosi. they have spent billions of dollars in the last few months, and we're trillions of dollars in debt. congressman connolly, you are our representative. you represent we the people. i implore you to vote no on this bill, preserve our freedom, and prevent our country from sliding into economic ruin. >> thank you, michele. i am sorry for your loss. micron mother -- my grandmother had alzheimer's. she was help the other wives, and so she lived along wake -- all long time with this debilitating illness that is so devastating, to see someone gradually fade away from the person that you knew. i have deep empathy for what you went through. while there may be the impression out there, especially if you watch too much of fox news -- [unintelligible] i cannot help it. i'm a democrat. but there are not panels that will tell you and your doctor what i loved one is going to get, suffering from alzheimer's. there are going to be studies looking at comparative effectiveness so that we know what treatme
at this country under president obama, harry reid, and nancy pelosi. they have spent billions of dollars in the last few months, and we're trillions of dollars in debt. congressman connolly, you are our representative. you represent we the people. i implore you to vote no on this bill, preserve our freedom, and prevent our country from sliding into economic ruin. >> thank you, michele. i am sorry for your loss. micron mother -- my grandmother had alzheimer's. she was help the other wives,...
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or is it the nominee who rejected president obama's empathy standard? only time will tell and i hope that i am wrong on this vote, but based upon what i saw judge david souter do and where she is coming from, i think i am right by voting no. >> mr. chairman, i will be brief but i want to say a few words about judge sonia sotomayor and the hearing process we have just been through. i want to commend you and your staff for a remarkable well-run proceeding. anyone who saw the four days of hearings would agree the process was scrupulously fair, everyone got a chance to ask all the questions they wanted to ask, they had the time they needed for follow-up questions and follows to those follow-ups, no stone was left unturned even if the answer is the judge gave were not always what the questioner hoped to hear. the public does not see the work that is done behind-the-scenes to get us to that point, not just the setup of the room and all the conflicts, preparations going to the smooth running of the hearing itself but the enormous effort to make all of the back
or is it the nominee who rejected president obama's empathy standard? only time will tell and i hope that i am wrong on this vote, but based upon what i saw judge david souter do and where she is coming from, i think i am right by voting no. >> mr. chairman, i will be brief but i want to say a few words about judge sonia sotomayor and the hearing process we have just been through. i want to commend you and your staff for a remarkable well-run proceeding. anyone who saw the four days of...
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you also will note that in the declaration that president obama and. medvedev gave during the moscow trip there was a specific paragraph on the russian concern with the drug trade in afghanistan and its effect on russia, with a particular emphasis on precursor chemicals. so i mention this because if you look -- barney dade -- said earlier about strategic parallelism but not fully integrated policies -- there are these issues which every other country in the region and all the way through to europe and this includes another afghan neighbor, china, all share and this is one of them. >> yeah, hi. simon denny from reuters here. i wanted to pick up on something ashley and vikram are talking about, propaganda. the taliban are going around telling people in afghanistan that the russians were here for 10 years, the americans have been here for seven, you know, stick around, we're going to be on the winning side and it's changing that perception of who the winning side is going to be which is crucial to getting the villagers to actually support your goals. and
you also will note that in the declaration that president obama and. medvedev gave during the moscow trip there was a specific paragraph on the russian concern with the drug trade in afghanistan and its effect on russia, with a particular emphasis on precursor chemicals. so i mention this because if you look -- barney dade -- said earlier about strategic parallelism but not fully integrated policies -- there are these issues which every other country in the region and all the way through to...
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including by the way, then senator barack obama, one of the sponsors. but providing -- for providing this opportunity for young veterans today. magnificent opportunity. as we all know, following world war ii we referred to its several times. returning veterans leverage their education opportunity. the original g.i. bill of 1944, they leveraged that into sustained economic growth for the united states and that alone catapulted our economy into being the world's largest and us to the leadership of the free world over time. the story of milton green berk who about that piece of legislation by the time the initial g.i. bill eligibility expired in 1956 the united states was richer by 450,000 trained engineers. 240,000 accountants. 238,000 teachers. 91,000 scientists. 67,000 doctors. 22,000 dentists and a million other college-educated individuals. there are members of that great generation here today who both benefited from that educational opportunity but who also gave back so much more in terms of leadership for our nation. this post 9/11 g.i. bill has eve
including by the way, then senator barack obama, one of the sponsors. but providing -- for providing this opportunity for young veterans today. magnificent opportunity. as we all know, following world war ii we referred to its several times. returning veterans leverage their education opportunity. the original g.i. bill of 1944, they leveraged that into sustained economic growth for the united states and that alone catapulted our economy into being the world's largest and us to the leadership...
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this is being portrayed as obama collecting an enemies list. here i am trying to be responsive to questions that are being raised out there. >> and appreciated. [applause] >> i just want to be clear that all we're doing is try to answer questions. >> i know in the white house the stand which you are on is often referred to as the bully pulpit. why have you not used it to chastise congress for having teo systems of health care? one for all of us and one for them? -- for having two systems of health care? >> first of all, if we do not have health care reform, the gap between what congress gets and ordinary americans get will continue to be as wide as it is right now. car i caol or paul would deny that they had a good deal. -- i do not think carol or paul would deny they don't have a good deal. their deal is no better than the janitor who cleans their offices, because they are part of a federal health-care employee plan. it is a huge pool, so you have millions of people part of it, which means they have enormous leverage with the insurance compani
this is being portrayed as obama collecting an enemies list. here i am trying to be responsive to questions that are being raised out there. >> and appreciated. [applause] >> i just want to be clear that all we're doing is try to answer questions. >> i know in the white house the stand which you are on is often referred to as the bully pulpit. why have you not used it to chastise congress for having teo systems of health care? one for all of us and one for them? -- for having...
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i will call an obama moment. it is obama moment because that is what triggered the talk about what is to be done. obama probably is the first american president to decide that he is going to solve the conflict. throughout his campaign, he said on the first day, he started calling president mubarak, started making a very important on 4. every american president dino, the first few months at least, is shying away from the business of the arab-israeli conflict, including bill clinton. even president carter came back to 1977, just keep that thing away. that is a president who came and said i am going to head into that problem and solve it. it is not something different from his general approach domestically or internationally. dealing with iraq, medical care, he has quite an umbrella about dealing with such problems. he is not doing that to show -- he is interested to give to the total over this and get it into a conclusion in a reasonable amount of time. what he is going to do and what he is doing in the last few mo
i will call an obama moment. it is obama moment because that is what triggered the talk about what is to be done. obama probably is the first american president to decide that he is going to solve the conflict. throughout his campaign, he said on the first day, he started calling president mubarak, started making a very important on 4. every american president dino, the first few months at least, is shying away from the business of the arab-israeli conflict, including bill clinton. even...
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the obama girl, yes we can, dear mr. obama which achieved legendary status. for every video back out hundreds of thousands or millions of abuse there were thousands more there were only seen by a few hundred people. this process of forming political opinion by people communicating among themselves is as old as our country's founding and goals-- goes back to socrates. these conversations would build consensus around the water cooler or dining table or the checkout line up a grocery store. and 2008 because of broadband internet reach these conversations are on steroids. this became very clear to me one year before the election when my 82 year-old father a self professed frustrated technophobia asked me to help them figure how to send more than one e-mail out at a time. i went over to the house to look over their shoulder at. >> i had bought them showing how to use their address book and i looked at the email my dad was trying to send and the subject line was watch this and the text was a simple think to a barack obama youtube video. actually it was the one on r
the obama girl, yes we can, dear mr. obama which achieved legendary status. for every video back out hundreds of thousands or millions of abuse there were thousands more there were only seen by a few hundred people. this process of forming political opinion by people communicating among themselves is as old as our country's founding and goals-- goes back to socrates. these conversations would build consensus around the water cooler or dining table or the checkout line up a grocery store. and...
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i do cochairperson at the room for obama's health care committee. we have 11000 members. and all of my volunteers say the same thing, they are behind reduced costs. they are behind guaranteed choice. they are behind health care for all. and they believe and i believe that the only way to do this is to guarantee a public option available to anybody who wants one. and my question is, if that's the solution that you believe in, why aren't we pushing it harder and if that's not the solution, what other solutions out there would accomplish all three goals that you have? >> it's a great question, and this is an example, sort of a controversy that has been somewhat manufactured this week, so let me just be clear your i continue to support public option. i think it is important, and i think it will help drive down costs and give consumer choices. the only thing that we have said in his continued to be the truth, and sometimes you can follow me for being honest to a fault, is that the public option is just one component of a broader plan. so let's just talk -- let's just use the e
i do cochairperson at the room for obama's health care committee. we have 11000 members. and all of my volunteers say the same thing, they are behind reduced costs. they are behind guaranteed choice. they are behind health care for all. and they believe and i believe that the only way to do this is to guarantee a public option available to anybody who wants one. and my question is, if that's the solution that you believe in, why aren't we pushing it harder and if that's not the solution, what...
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the fed will print all the money obama wants, but remember we have to pay it back. wait and see when the interest goes up. >> guest: well, that is the big risk. the date today is are we in for dlation or inflation and what the tweet is referring to is hype inflation. so i was one of the people before therash that thought we had excess inflation, that the fed had taken rates too low that, money supply had grown too fast and the cost of of eferything had gone up too mu. and when you look at -- let's talk from 2001 to 2008, we saw the price of oil go from $2 to $147. healthcare going up 18% a year. education going up 15% a year. foodrices going up. we had huge inflationary run, which the crash and collapse flipped into deflation. right now we're in the deflationary portion of t economic cycle and that means we see stock prices have come down, evenith the 52% rally off the marcows we're still 30 or 40% off the highs. we look at home prices, continuing to fall. look at a variety of factors, wages, income,n a real basis, actually negative for the past 10 years. so right n
the fed will print all the money obama wants, but remember we have to pay it back. wait and see when the interest goes up. >> guest: well, that is the big risk. the date today is are we in for dlation or inflation and what the tweet is referring to is hype inflation. so i was one of the people before therash that thought we had excess inflation, that the fed had taken rates too low that, money supply had grown too fast and the cost of of eferything had gone up too mu. and when you look at...
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president obama is, president fill many the blank is. so, you know, that's why when i think about my friend ted kennedy who, you know, is a legislator and wants to do some things, that is at least as important as this, all this yada yada that's going on in the interest groups. nobody on the hill feels really accountable to execute a play. >> you know, there are three presidents presented at this end of the table, but also three vice presidents and probably the three most influential vice presidents in history, mondale with carter and gore with clinton and cheney, of course, with george w. bush. and i wonder, during the campaign and then the transition and then into governing to what extent was the vice presidential candidate steering you towards certain promises and then maybe holding your feet to the fire to try to achieve those promises? burt, you worked for mondale before he became vice president. >> he always said he wanted to meet the guy that we had hired to work in omb who had studied his career and go down there and try to cut ev
president obama is, president fill many the blank is. so, you know, that's why when i think about my friend ted kennedy who, you know, is a legislator and wants to do some things, that is at least as important as this, all this yada yada that's going on in the interest groups. nobody on the hill feels really accountable to execute a play. >> you know, there are three presidents presented at this end of the table, but also three vice presidents and probably the three most influential vice...
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we have been doing what barack obama. we will find some donors with a 11 year-old daughter's will ask questions about why the left is so angry and we will deny the questions are prescreened. we will do it just like barack obama does. seriously, we're still behind. part of that is a lack of recognition on the right on what is going to do to get ahead. the left has been very willing to be collaborative and put money towards the problem. on the right, everybody is still interested in the profit motive. we're not going to make a profit. you have to decide you are committed to the cause. if you look at a lot of luck. sites, you'll see a lot of advertising by the aclu, the democratic party, but you don't see that on the right. there is still a funding gap that plays into it. at the same time, there are still different interests. but i see the trends now, particularly on web sites, on the right traffic is starting to go up. take for example hot air. it is getting more traffic than dailykos. that is huge for us. so we're starting
we have been doing what barack obama. we will find some donors with a 11 year-old daughter's will ask questions about why the left is so angry and we will deny the questions are prescreened. we will do it just like barack obama does. seriously, we're still behind. part of that is a lack of recognition on the right on what is going to do to get ahead. the left has been very willing to be collaborative and put money towards the problem. on the right, everybody is still interested in the profit...
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i do think that one of the advantages of the obama administration strategy and then immediately as you recall bringing all of the countries of the world together in the hague to basically put their stamp on it is -- was a powerful political move. to make everybody think about a strategy because the way it's been working in afghanistan frankly is that people think about what they want to do and then they mush it all together in a ball and try to call it a strategy. and really that is upside down. what we need to do is figure out what the strategy is and then figure out what needs to be done and figure out who is going to do it. there has been a little progress, but it needs to get, needs to get better and right now the holbrook team and mcchrystal team, there are still these review processes going. the strategy that came out is good, but thin. there are strategies being developed for each segment, for agriculture, for rule of law, for developing afghan national security forces. i think it is really not going to be until this fall that we start to see it all come into play because we hav
i do think that one of the advantages of the obama administration strategy and then immediately as you recall bringing all of the countries of the world together in the hague to basically put their stamp on it is -- was a powerful political move. to make everybody think about a strategy because the way it's been working in afghanistan frankly is that people think about what they want to do and then they mush it all together in a ball and try to call it a strategy. and really that is upside...
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i am interested in seeing obama wanting to break new ground. but, what i notice ishat the he seemed to have taken a tip from harry truman, another democratic president. turman once said after being in this town, in washington if you want a friend, get a dog, so obama has done that.@@@@ this class perdue if everybody will keep your e on the glass. anyhow, he made it possible for the hearings to be televised and four, for history to be made. there were three major networks then, abc, cbs and nbc. cbs a nbc were much more successful and they had soap operas on during the afternoon hours when the hearis were, and there was money in the soap operas. they didn't want to give it up to do some hearings and to knew what would come of it? the abc didn't have the soap operas, and so they didn't have the money to sacrifice and littlejohn condense them it would be good investment for them to do the hearing, so they did, and so while the book says, shows how the tv,evision it is worth remembering they did i in a sense with two hands tied behind their backs.
i am interested in seeing obama wanting to break new ground. but, what i notice ishat the he seemed to have taken a tip from harry truman, another democratic president. turman once said after being in this town, in washington if you want a friend, get a dog, so obama has done that.@@@@ this class perdue if everybody will keep your e on the glass. anyhow, he made it possible for the hearings to be televised and four, for history to be made. there were three major networks then, abc, cbs and nbc....
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obama joined our "nascar now" crew. >> you're excellent, mr. president, at filling out your college basketball bracket. you picked the tar heels to win the championship. >> i did, i'm sorry. >> what about the chase championship? did you fill out that bracket? >> first of all, it's a little early. we've got to see more information before we make a final determination but when you have champions like jimmie johnson, jeff gordon, tony stewart, just a lot of folks who are capable of winning at any given time, so i'm not going to pretend like i can pick it but maybe, you know, when we get right there down to the end, i'll go ahead and take the plunge. >> the nascar sprint cup series is at bristol saturday night. >> the term murderers' row became eternally associated with the core of the 1927 yankees hitting lineup that included babe ruth and lou gehrig. the 2009 angels, or at least tuesday's version of them will be known as hitters' heaven. the entire lineup has .300 hitters. you have to go back to 1930 and the new york giants and the st. louis card
obama joined our "nascar now" crew. >> you're excellent, mr. president, at filling out your college basketball bracket. you picked the tar heels to win the championship. >> i did, i'm sorry. >> what about the chase championship? did you fill out that bracket? >> first of all, it's a little early. we've got to see more information before we make a final determination but when you have champions like jimmie johnson, jeff gordon, tony stewart, just a lot of folks...
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i appreciate president obama -- across the aisle. the republicans seem adamant about not cooperating and of helping and not wanting anything to do with it. i wanted to know where you stood on getting this done. ready. . . . clear >>a bad election threatens to undermine everything we have done now to be right, leading us to believe we are on the right track. without author that is received as legitimate. it's difficult to see how we can sdo just what we have to do that is to destroy central confidence. we also also the con if i dense and we have it to regain. can we expect to partner with the government. this is a certain amount of subjectivity to this. how much fraud enables you to declare the election especially nickable. having sanctioned the this election and because of the security needed, can it accept anything other than a minimally acceptable outcome? >> our own administration congratulated the people of afghanistan but left the impression that we were satisfied with the outcome. even while admitting that the result s were not
i appreciate president obama -- across the aisle. the republicans seem adamant about not cooperating and of helping and not wanting anything to do with it. i wanted to know where you stood on getting this done. ready. . . . clear >>a bad election threatens to undermine everything we have done now to be right, leading us to believe we are on the right track. without author that is received as legitimate. it's difficult to see how we can sdo just what we have to do that is to destroy...
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that mention the phrase obama plan about ten times, there is not an obama plan, there is an obama framework in which the bill coming for from congress are being organized. you see even in the president's eight principles, he attempts to address all of these issues, reducing the a ministry of costs, reducing the rate of growth of health insurance premiums, aiming for universality of coverage, moving toward a universal coverage systems so that more people have access, providing portability of coverage, you can have access to health insurance policy in one job and lose it in the next if your employer, your next employer doesn't offer it. affordability of coverage is an issue, providing a choice of health plans is an important feature of access for many individuals, investing in public health measures in order to keep coverage affordable over the long run, we're clearly going to have to have a healthier population. if you have health insurance that is too expensive because most of the population is obese, you're not going to have access to health coverage. underscoreing the point that all these
that mention the phrase obama plan about ten times, there is not an obama plan, there is an obama framework in which the bill coming for from congress are being organized. you see even in the president's eight principles, he attempts to address all of these issues, reducing the a ministry of costs, reducing the rate of growth of health insurance premiums, aiming for universality of coverage, moving toward a universal coverage systems so that more people have access, providing portability of...
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president obama made the comment on this but it was and under an invasion on georgian country. georgia has a right to self-defense and this is the right gear teeth underneath the un chapter. and there was no other means for us to defend our territory and defend our civilian who were constantly bombed for weeks before august and then there was a real painful decision but we had to make this decision to defend our country, to defend civilian population of the invading force. and going to the lessons learned that is a very important and we're working very closely and very intensely with our partners, with our common lessons learned from this. and we clearly can identify that notwithstanding the threat and also anticipations that crisis might erupt to something more danger than it was before because of economic, it was clear that international at that time on the ground were not enough. and today we see the same and there are not enough international on the ground but we appreciate the advice and very strong hold on the ground of the european mission and still we need more internat
president obama made the comment on this but it was and under an invasion on georgian country. georgia has a right to self-defense and this is the right gear teeth underneath the un chapter. and there was no other means for us to defend our territory and defend our civilian who were constantly bombed for weeks before august and then there was a real painful decision but we had to make this decision to defend our country, to defend civilian population of the invading force. and going to the...
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. -- present the 44th president of united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you very much. thank you. please be seated. thank you so much. commander, thank you for your introduction and for your lifetime of service. i was proud to welcome your executive director to the oval office just before the fourth of july, and i look forward to working with your next commander. i also want to acknowledge the gene and sharon and all the spouses and families of the ladies auxiliary. americana's your service as well. -- america honors your service as well. the governor of arizona is here as well. and mayor phil gordon, our host in phoenix. i want to acknowledge the president of the navajo nation. this was not on my original card, but you may have already heard from our, but i want to publicly acknowledge and thank the secretary to eisenhower who typed up the orders for the normandy invasion and is here today, and what an extraordinary story that is. [applause] members of the veterans of foreign wars, i am honored and humble
. -- present the 44th president of united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you very much. thank you. please be seated. thank you so much. commander, thank you for your introduction and for your lifetime of service. i was proud to welcome your executive director to the oval office just before the fourth of july, and i look forward to working with your next commander. i also want to acknowledge the gene and sharon and all the spouses and families of...
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we were able to play an acoustic set for the obama daughters and their friends when we went in. was cool. >> you have 20 years before you can run for president. until then, where do you see yourself five years from now? >> 2040, to be exact. [laughter] we sell bumper stickers at our concerts' that said "jonas brothers, 2040." i see myself making music and touring and going to college. right now, our schedule is busy. that is something i would like to do, as well. i am enjoying this right eye and on and hopefully doing some more great things for diabetes. >> you have met many famous people. who would you most like to have dinner with? >> i think meeting stevie wonder was an honor. meeting president barack obama was also an honor. elvis costello was a very intelligent person. i got to sit down with him into something for "rolling stone." he seems like a really great person. >> can you show us your dog tag? oh, maybe not. >> it is under this tie and shirt. i cannot do it right now. [laughter] i have a special one that my family "for christmas a couple of years ago. i wear that. the
we were able to play an acoustic set for the obama daughters and their friends when we went in. was cool. >> you have 20 years before you can run for president. until then, where do you see yourself five years from now? >> 2040, to be exact. [laughter] we sell bumper stickers at our concerts' that said "jonas brothers, 2040." i see myself making music and touring and going to college. right now, our schedule is busy. that is something i would like to do, as well. i am...
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obama was talking about how there could be certain members of hezbollah that are changing their tune. >> our policy is very clear on hezbollah. the question of whether not there are people inside of that organization that may want to take a different approach were tracke, it could very will be. in terms of dealing with them as an organization, it is a force of instability in the region. >> there were reports of election monitors who were harassed and give a commission and some were detained. do you have anything to say about that? >> what i recall is that the july 29 elections -- there were international observers that said the elections were generally orderly and calm. the issued a preliminary assessment. beyond that, i really do not have an idea. >> [unintelligible] >> absolutely. happy weekend, everyone. >> this week and sees impose a newsmaker, lamar alexander on health care, the economy, and legislative priorities when congress returns. >> the democrats are feeling the fire by saying it a punch, punch back. they are raising the issue. they are calling protesters names. everybody
obama was talking about how there could be certain members of hezbollah that are changing their tune. >> our policy is very clear on hezbollah. the question of whether not there are people inside of that organization that may want to take a different approach were tracke, it could very will be. in terms of dealing with them as an organization, it is a force of instability in the region. >> there were reports of election monitors who were harassed and give a commission and some were...
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an open question journal" tomorrow, we will discuss the economy and president obama's visit to indiana with neil irwin. patrick leahy will take your questions about the sotomayor supreme court nomination, the economy, and the obama administration. the president of the business roundtable will focus on health care. he will be joined by james frisch to look at the senate and in an -- senate agenda. >> this week, the full senate debate the nomination of sonia sotomayor as supreme court justice, live on c-span2 and c- span.org. coming this fall, for the homes to america's highest court, the supreme court. >> british prime minister gordon brown enters a range of questions before the british house of commons liaison committee. it is made up of the 30 chairman of the house of commons select committee. several questions focus on the british economy, a banking crisis, and foreign affairs. it is about two hours. >> as usual, you have been told of the things and have not been told the questions. the first theme is the former banking regulation. that will be introduced by john the did the second -
an open question journal" tomorrow, we will discuss the economy and president obama's visit to indiana with neil irwin. patrick leahy will take your questions about the sotomayor supreme court nomination, the economy, and the obama administration. the president of the business roundtable will focus on health care. he will be joined by james frisch to look at the senate and in an -- senate agenda. >> this week, the full senate debate the nomination of sonia sotomayor as supreme court...
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[gavel] >> this morning a senate panel of the obama administration financial plan. hear about a proposal to consolidate two agencies into one. live coverage begins at 9:30 eastern here on c-span. and later on c-span 3 the director of the federal emergency management agency testifys about the needs of children before, during and after disasters. live coverage from the senate subcommittee on disaster recovery begins at 10:00 eastern. washington journal begins shortly at the top of the hour. topics include cash for clunkers program for the auto industry, also look at the u.s. economy and checking congress and the media. the full senate begins consideration of judge sonia sotomayor today. yesterday senator john mccain said he will not support president obama's choice for the supreme court. here are senator mccain's remarks. >> it's with great respect for judge sotomayor's qualifications that i come to the floor to discuss nomination to the united states supreme court. there's no doubt that judge sotomayor has the professional background and qualifications that one hopes
[gavel] >> this morning a senate panel of the obama administration financial plan. hear about a proposal to consolidate two agencies into one. live coverage begins at 9:30 eastern here on c-span. and later on c-span 3 the director of the federal emergency management agency testifys about the needs of children before, during and after disasters. live coverage from the senate subcommittee on disaster recovery begins at 10:00 eastern. washington journal begins shortly at the top of the hour....
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the obama plan. but there is an obama framework in which the bills coming out of congress are being organized. you see the attempt to address all of these issues, reducing the high administrative costs, reducing the rate of growth of health insurance premiums, aiming for universe legality of coverage -- moving toward universal coverage system, so that more people have access, providing portability of coverage -- you can have access to pay health insurance policy and then lose it in the next if your next employer does not offer it. the portability of coverage is an issue. providing a choice of health care systems is that feature. investing in public health measures in order to keep coverage affordable over the long run. we're clearly going have to have a healthier population. if you have health insurance that is too expensive, because most of the population is obese, if you will not have access to health coverage. underscoring the point that all of these things are very much into related. the primary
the obama plan. but there is an obama framework in which the bills coming out of congress are being organized. you see the attempt to address all of these issues, reducing the high administrative costs, reducing the rate of growth of health insurance premiums, aiming for universe legality of coverage -- moving toward universal coverage system, so that more people have access, providing portability of coverage -- you can have access to pay health insurance policy and then lose it in the next if...
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i'm so proud of president obama. he's managed to get the insurance companies to come in and say that they'll support health care reform. and eliminate discriminatory practices based on gender or whatever. the exchange itself gives the people a choice of a new coverage option that does not have the track record of discriminatory behavior that many private insurers have showed. we talk about it being the american plan. it's not the british plan. it's not the french plan. it's not the canadian plan. it's the american plan. what it says is that if you have insurance through your employer or medicare or medicaid or the va or whatever you have, you can keep it. but we know a lot of people don't have insurance. we know a lot of people go out and look for individual policies. often times they can't get them because of preconditions or they're so expensive. small group plans that are too expensive and have all these discriminatory practices. we're setting up this exchange with both public and private insurers competing agains
i'm so proud of president obama. he's managed to get the insurance companies to come in and say that they'll support health care reform. and eliminate discriminatory practices based on gender or whatever. the exchange itself gives the people a choice of a new coverage option that does not have the track record of discriminatory behavior that many private insurers have showed. we talk about it being the american plan. it's not the british plan. it's not the french plan. it's not the canadian...
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and i think that what i would like to see is a reconciliation between obama and boot wright. i think there is a lot of love there, i think there is a lot of hurt there, and i think the huge population of the earth has somehow gotten between these two essentially family members and they have to remember that they are family, that they are brothers, and that if they can get together and resolve this so that some of the hurts is assuaged, then we can have more faith that they can take care of the planet and in directing his flawed or wherever he is working now. i don't think he is the minister at his church anymore, but if they can get together and heal what has happened there, it will give us confidence, much more confidence in both of them that people, just regular people can also do that and that they can lead, obama can lead. i want to see very much a healing of this very sad wound. i feel it deeply. >> host: is hillary clinton and a quince of yours or a friend of yours? >> guest: no,, hillary clinton is not. i have never met hillary clinton. my friend gloria steinem says to
and i think that what i would like to see is a reconciliation between obama and boot wright. i think there is a lot of love there, i think there is a lot of hurt there, and i think the huge population of the earth has somehow gotten between these two essentially family members and they have to remember that they are family, that they are brothers, and that if they can get together and resolve this so that some of the hurts is assuaged, then we can have more faith that they can take care of the...
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stop barack obama and democrats from enacting the plan. she goes on to say, quote, when 9/11 happened i was terrified. i'm more afraid now. i'm afraid of our government. the banks and the car companies are taken over and now health care. erik skin told grassley and this is in the methodist church where the town hall had to retete because it had overtaken the capacity of the earlier facility. this led us to believe that -- we needed to go back and look again at some of the basic facts. what exactly is the role of the u.s. government today in paying for and or bringing for health care? and how might this change under leading health reform bills now in congress. and we have asked two distinguished people to address these topics in sequence. first we're going to hear from lynn nichols, the director of the health policy television at the new america foundation. he's going to lay out for us just so that we're all on the same page, what does the u.s. federal government do in health care today. then we'll hear from gail who is a veteran of many po
stop barack obama and democrats from enacting the plan. she goes on to say, quote, when 9/11 happened i was terrified. i'm more afraid now. i'm afraid of our government. the banks and the car companies are taken over and now health care. erik skin told grassley and this is in the methodist church where the town hall had to retete because it had overtaken the capacity of the earlier facility. this led us to believe that -- we needed to go back and look again at some of the basic facts. what...
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by the time president obama announced his economic team just before thanksgiving, it was clear the economy was rapidly deteriorating. now, how sick the economy would prove to be and how fast it would fall? we're still unclear. knew data was coming in each day. but there was no question in our minds that the economy was in its most precarious position since the great depression. at a meeting in september, we urged the president to hit the economy as hard as he could with a bold stimulus package. the federal reserve had done a great deal to stimulate zphand following lehman's collapse -- stimulate demand following lehman's collapse, but the fed had -- but there was a dramatic fall in household wealth. there was no realistic prospect that the private sector would generate a turn-around in demand anytime soon. thus helping distressed home owners was essential, but it would not be enough. we would need to bring in the other main tool the fed has, fiscal stimulus. in the past few months some have tried to describe fiscal stimulus as a questionable solution. to use a medical analogy, fiscal stimu
by the time president obama announced his economic team just before thanksgiving, it was clear the economy was rapidly deteriorating. now, how sick the economy would prove to be and how fast it would fall? we're still unclear. knew data was coming in each day. but there was no question in our minds that the economy was in its most precarious position since the great depression. at a meeting in september, we urged the president to hit the economy as hard as he could with a bold stimulus package....
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obama says that legal immigrants account for 27%. the one before says 64 percent of illegal immigrants -- can you explain it? >> what fraction of immigrants do not have health insurance? the other is trying to measure the impact on the system. if they're only 10 immigrants and half don't have insurance, it would be a trivial fraction of the uninsured. one statistic is how many people, of immigrants are uninsured? one is what fraction total they comprise? in the case of immigrants and their children, the two statistics are somewhat close. about 33% of all immigrants, not their kids, did not have health insurance. they comprise 27% of all people without health insurance. a third don't have it, and they make up a fourth of the total. you can't just no one without thinking about the other. that is why this to statistics -- they should be a little clearer. making clear the total verses what fraction, but that is how it is. >> a comment for the director as well as a question. i enjoyed your book of charts, the impact of immigration. second
obama says that legal immigrants account for 27%. the one before says 64 percent of illegal immigrants -- can you explain it? >> what fraction of immigrants do not have health insurance? the other is trying to measure the impact on the system. if they're only 10 immigrants and half don't have insurance, it would be a trivial fraction of the uninsured. one statistic is how many people, of immigrants are uninsured? one is what fraction total they comprise? in the case of immigrants and...
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barack obama was one year behind mef. what a difference a year makes. in 1997 i left in new york where i had been working in part on structured finance committees. i worked there for just over ten years. all that time in the cdo group. most of the proposals are well intentioned, but few seem likely to achieve reform. it must first present another rating financial crisis, and it must also restore investor confidence in the quality and reliability of credit ratings. in my opinion the rating agency perform provisions of 2009 are not sufficient in themselves to accomplish either of these goals. however, the acts rule making authority could be used to expand their effectiveness. why are the reform provisions sufficient? first, they have not the product of a complete investigation into what happens at the rating agencies. without a proper investigation of what happened, not conducted on a theoretical level or in discussions with senior managers, but with the analysts who actually assigned the problem ratings in question, we cannot be sure the proposed legisla
barack obama was one year behind mef. what a difference a year makes. in 1997 i left in new york where i had been working in part on structured finance committees. i worked there for just over ten years. all that time in the cdo group. most of the proposals are well intentioned, but few seem likely to achieve reform. it must first present another rating financial crisis, and it must also restore investor confidence in the quality and reliability of credit ratings. in my opinion the rating...
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birthday of president barack obama. thank you, secretary donovan, administrator jackson, and undersecretary johnson for joining us. the hip-hop caucus, green for all, and all of us are here today to announce a new and very critical campaign be -- green the block. the essence of green the block is about creating new jobs and opportunity to do the work of making our planet healthier and to decrease the pollution that causes global warming. we are coming together to mobilize communities of color and low-income communities to have a voice and partake in the opportunity of our nation's transition to a clean energy economy. this will create more job opportunities than our current spending on fossil fuels. the building of a clean energy economy. and the united states can serve to create new pathways out of poverty for the 78 million people in this country who are presently poor or near poor. the first milestone of the green the block will be our national day of service. on september 11, 2009, we will organize green the block s
birthday of president barack obama. thank you, secretary donovan, administrator jackson, and undersecretary johnson for joining us. the hip-hop caucus, green for all, and all of us are here today to announce a new and very critical campaign be -- green the block. the essence of green the block is about creating new jobs and opportunity to do the work of making our planet healthier and to decrease the pollution that causes global warming. we are coming together to mobilize communities of color...
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i stood with then senator barack obama, offering the direct de- escalation act. then it passed the senate. then it was vetoed by the president. but then i promised my constituents when i ran for congress that i would not give this president a blank check. after it was vetoed and they brought it up with really no time line, i did vote for that. for may, patrick murphy, the end of your congressional career -- for me. you want a close election, two 0.6%, and they said, there goes that 30-second commercial -- 0.6%. if my congressional career -- career was only two years, four years, i would look at myself in the mirror, be with my wife and my daughter, and she is going to be proud of her daddy and what he stood for. i hope it is more than swans of years. i hope i can win reelection. -- i hope that is more than a two years. i hope i can win reelection. both democrats and republicans in my district, want me to do what is good for the country. >> congresswoman? >> first, i will say, i will never forget your speak budget speech on the floor of the house of representative
i stood with then senator barack obama, offering the direct de- escalation act. then it passed the senate. then it was vetoed by the president. but then i promised my constituents when i ran for congress that i would not give this president a blank check. after it was vetoed and they brought it up with really no time line, i did vote for that. for may, patrick murphy, the end of your congressional career -- for me. you want a close election, two 0.6%, and they said, there goes that 30-second...
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the obama administration is currently on pace to have about 134 declarations this year which would make that the sixth highest number of declarations in a year since 1953. and if you think about it and reflect for a moment in terms of what's happened this year, most of us probably can't recall many disasters occurring in the country. we haven't had any hurricanes yet although we have one barreling out in the atlantic in the last 24 hours. we haven't had many earthquakes that we can remember but yet we've still had 76 declarations this year that have been fairly routine types of disasters. so with that it's a great time for us to have this conversation. it's really a great honor for me to introduce nancy dranani, who is a buckeye which i'm proud to say as a fellow buckeye but even more importantly, you know, i had the privilege of sitting down with nancy and her team to really learn what it is ohio is doing to become responsible in this era and to be honest when it comes to emergency management and so as part of, you know, the book i wrote that we talked about, i have case studies and oh
the obama administration is currently on pace to have about 134 declarations this year which would make that the sixth highest number of declarations in a year since 1953. and if you think about it and reflect for a moment in terms of what's happened this year, most of us probably can't recall many disasters occurring in the country. we haven't had any hurricanes yet although we have one barreling out in the atlantic in the last 24 hours. we haven't had many earthquakes that we can remember but...
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do politicians realize this is something that will be around for awhile like the obama rally was? >> that is a good question. if you happen to see the front page of "the washington times" today. they talked about going to see parties as an astro turf movement. that somehow we are directing people. i wish we could direct that kind of energy and angst across this country. i think americans have had enough. i think that this administration and these members of congress ignore or deflect that angst and anger at their own peril. i think this is here to stay. i have seen it and have been a part of these tea party movements. people are starting to understand. the arrogance of congress to propose and pass a health care bill they haven't even read. captain and trade, which they did not read. people elect members of trade in a representative form of government to do business in their place. you would think they would read a bill before they vote on it. i think this is something that is building. i do not think it has reached a zenith. i think it is building. i do not think it is a windfall
do politicians realize this is something that will be around for awhile like the obama rally was? >> that is a good question. if you happen to see the front page of "the washington times" today. they talked about going to see parties as an astro turf movement. that somehow we are directing people. i wish we could direct that kind of energy and angst across this country. i think americans have had enough. i think that this administration and these members of congress ignore or...
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first, here are comments as president obama traveled to mexico for the summit meeting. he was asked questions about the canadian health-care system. here is part of what the president said earlier this month. >> i have said that the canadian model works for canada. it would not work for the united states. simply because we have evolved differently, in part. we have an employer-based system and a private-based health-care system that stand side-by-side with medicare and medicaid and our veterans administration health care. so, we have to develop a uniquely american approach. this, by the way, is a problem all countries will have to deal with at some level because if medical inflation continues at this pace, everyone's budgets will be put under strain. we are trying to make sure we have a sensible plan that provides coverage for everyone, that continues the role of the private marketplace, but provides people without health insurance who are falling through cracks a realistic and many got. option we have to do it in a way that also changes the delivery system so we're not
first, here are comments as president obama traveled to mexico for the summit meeting. he was asked questions about the canadian health-care system. here is part of what the president said earlier this month. >> i have said that the canadian model works for canada. it would not work for the united states. simply because we have evolved differently, in part. we have an employer-based system and a private-based health-care system that stand side-by-side with medicare and medicaid and our...